James Emott

James Emott (9 March 1771-7 April 1850) was a member of the US House of Representatives (F-NY 4) from 4 March 1809 to 3 March 1813, succeeding Philip Van Cortlandt and preceding Thomas J. Oakley.

Biography
James Emott was born in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1771, and he became a lawyer in Ballston Center in 1790. He moved to Albany in 1800 and served in the US House of Representatives from 1809 to 1813, and he served in the State Assembly from Dutchess County from 1814 to 1817, as First Judge of the Dutchess County Court from 1817 to 1823, and Judge of the Second Circuit Court from 1827 to 1831. He died in 1850.